FEW Pokemon Go fans could have anticipated a safety warning from mountain experts about playing the virtual game in the Cairngorms.
The craze for collecting virtual Pokemon characters via a phone app has delighted many, and mystified everyone else, as collectors track down the characters through the GPS feature in their phones.
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But mountain safety experts have reminded fans that, though there are undoubted health benefits from getting outdoors and active, they need to be aware of where they are and how to get home again.
Pokemon Go characters can be found in the Cairngorms, Heather Morning, mountain safety adviser with the Mountaineering Council of Scotland, said, before adding: “It is not difficult to imagine a situation where a Pokemon Go gamer finds themselves lost and unable to find their way backway to safety.”
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And they warned that using using a camera, screen and GPS is a “classic combo for a dead phone” leaving Pokemon hunters helpless.
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